Steve On Steins

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  • Unusual Antique Beer “Mugs” ~ Newer Mugs Are Found On The Page Following This One.

    Unusual Antique Beer “Mugs” ~ Newer Mugs Are Found On The Page Following This One.

    “Honestly, I am just admiring your .beer mug!“ Editor’s note: The only difference between a mug and a stein is the lid. Some mugs were steins and lost their lids (as just below ▼) , and some steins were made as mugs and had the lids added later. Even to this day beer stein repairers in…

  • “Jungfraubechers” = “Young Lady Beakers,” or Wedding / Marriage Cups – These Were Not Made to be Wager Cups!

    “Jungfraubechers” = “Young Lady Beakers,” or Wedding / Marriage Cups – These Were Not Made to be Wager Cups!

    My son Michael and Diren, his new bride, using their “wedding cup” in the appropriate manner.  LEGEND OF THE NURNBERG BRIDAL / WEDDING CUP Very unusual all brass wedding cup by Hechert, or most likely his metal supplier. These usually have glass bottoms  (see far below ▼ ▼ ▼) 8.8 inches. Centuries ago, in old…

  • Copper Steins: The Bohemian vs. Bavarian (Munich / Nuremberg [Nürnberg] )

    Copper Steins: The Bohemian vs. Bavarian (Munich / Nuremberg [Nürnberg] )

    A large Bohemian copper serving stein on the floor. See more at this page: “The Sport of Drinking; the Monks” = http://www.steveonsteins.com/the-sport-of-drinking-p3-the-monks-11-1-10-no-x [Editor’s note 6-1-2013l   Anyone interested in Copper, or old mining should enjoy reading this article ~ I did! http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/01/mes-aynak-afghanistans-buddhist-buried-treasure-faces-destruction/ Shown ▲: About 1/5th of the copper beer steins in the Smith’s Museum and Tavern Collection…

  • “Pewter Rules for Dummies,” & the Pewter Stein Collector’s Newsletter’s Index.

    “Pewter Rules for Dummies,” & the Pewter Stein Collector’s Newsletter’s Index.

    A pewter pokal, 16.5 inches, dated 1636 (very authentic and not a Weygang historismus piece) A presentation piece, but not indicated by anything on the piece. But the recipient would have known why!!  The names on the shield are all German knights  so it well may have come out of the “30 Years War.” [FWTD] An excerpt (requested…

  • Rarity Scale = for All Beer Steins from “Target Practice” to Yard Sale to European Museum Quality.

    Rarity Scale = for All Beer Steins from “Target Practice” to Yard Sale to European Museum Quality.

    Another” ten” on the scale. An Imperial Russian gilded silver and enamel stein by Paval Ovchinikov in Moscow, late 1800’s. One of these (and there are a couple around) was dedicated to Admiral Beatty (English WWI hero ) from the Czar of Russia. EDITOR’S NOTE: Requesting assistance from EBAY, ETSY, AND OTHER WWW ANTIQUES SELLERS;…

  • Copper Beer Drinking Vessels; The Russians – A Few Notes.

    Copper Beer Drinking Vessels; The Russians – A Few Notes.

    Different sized and  construction  Russian Copper beer mugs with one, two and three handles, all in the S M & T ‘s collection: “From Which To Drink.”  Ca. MID 1700’Ss-1850. [Editor’s note 6-1-2013l   Anyone interested in Copper, or old mining should enjoy reading this article I did!  ~ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/01/mes-aynak-afghanistans-buddhist-buried-treasure-faces-destruction/ Russian copper and brass pots and mugs, such as those…

  • Why the lids on beer steins? [1] The real reasons!

    Why the lids on beer steins? [1] The real reasons!

           “For Dad” (A “Hummel” by Goebel.)   “Lids on beer steins; why? (Or they must have been very smart flies!”)     Pictured is a young German girl who has been dispatched, out into the cold and snow to get someone in her family, probably ‘old pops’, a maas (liter) of ‘bier.’  (O/O/C: by N. B.…

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